The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

DURE OF WELLINGTON. ,1,,, 1 ,` 411(11:Inflect! in a Second Edition on Saha- ast, the diabolical attempt that had been made die life of theb4v Duk e o f IIfELLINGTon, and we' this clay, coll ected the particulars, lete lting no t from va -_194 sour ces, of an event which must be . so iHT only to this Country, but to every part of Enron atr oc i ous 3et in.private, c• We h ave often p r edic te d sod) neh m e n, mcharacter as we can expect every „• Pe eies of v ill ainy fro the debased of whom the Rev o l ut i on re d uce d to - t h e " "I•stwe of human depravity, and we trust that f"(theite and immortal Hero will no longer " il ' r d his life upon so polluted a soil. We also 'mentioned in our Second Edition the 11r " r ajoary occ urrence which is. reported to met taken pla ce i n a family of high distinction, in teis Country. W e haVe n o more to add to this :11r4ordinary story, than to observe that it has Cen ihe subject of rumours for some time in this ~ttme event N~ „ and more confidently i n P ar i s , w h ere is said • or i g i na ll y to have taken tt , e • It is said that this event is alluded ma Lady CAROLINE LAMBE'S nove l o f 64 .u4areon, 'though disguised under circum til 4liees ' invent e d b y t h e f a i r author. lt is said, tau t the supposed real Heir to the title and in nes of time family is go: e to It a ly i n ettler to, ascertain the truth of the story alto etlier, and if founded in truth to assert his Sir Ight s• It i s add e d, that the melancholy fate of rit e t Neo CROFT is supp ose d to h ave not b een ‘l°IlY U hcounected with this mysterious narra- li ve. 4111-11PTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. To the night between. the 10th and 11th of ' .°ll. uary, a s his Grace the Duke of Wellington as returning home in his carriage, a pistol shot Itab fired, which did ta r not strike him, nor even the E ti4 ge.'• The ball'veas in vain searched for; it 41d tint be found., It is said that the assassin. came te t from th e sentry -box on the left, and th e ta " H els, wh o were beneath the coach doors, •Pial Y followed the trace of him. The darkness )I.evented them frOm seizing him. From informa 7 recet "d by the ~Police, it is thought that the `....‘ rPet rator o f this dreaditil act will be discovered." Waniteur) A ct , • AAA shot was fired at theearriage of the su n :. I Welli ngton, last night, at one in the ti t (1 11l41 Grace was returning to bis hotel. *tad, h n°t Considerable search was ton -lit the hall could nor be tontid.' paei. le)e,snlrizzs fired.. .ae nt ti ailed a " r ld the servant who was saw in the darkness that pre ; *li on who precipitately r a n aw a y, and o wer e -1 " s oon lo s t s i g h t . Th e two sent i ne l s w h o ter It zat t he great gate of the Hotel immediately " 1 Purs u i t of the man whom the servant had It at 4 . ) but they could not overtake hint. The the u ee Ivn_ made th e greatest e ff orts to di scover per etr ator of this ac t, an d i t i s sa id t h ey h ave % v ain "! a cl ue, w hi ch may lead them to the dis tr'(Gazette de France.) b v i i r 4 his night, about one in the morning, as the pi st il :, of W tilingt on was returning to his hotel, a tilt s"' shot w as , fired very near his .carriage, but : ::tlv n it T st :t r l: c i l k i ' lei i t. The ball could not be found, g a search was made for it. The e‘trv'Hit . t.l ' U was behind the carriage saw a man c ape l 'oin one of the sides of the sentry box, 1 . 41 4t etl to the lef t o f the outer gate, and behind ca le h lie had concealed himself, to avoid the car thtens e moment . of its entrance. The two s attii. l 'is wh o were beneath the coach doors,, im t4t le rY 11 ran upo n t h e trace, of the man who had 11 4 % : li ght. The d ar k ness of the night prevented tat,,:11.1.°41 seizing him". The Police have already t ail:" tle asare s by which a clue has been ob- P "r;).7 4 4r at gives reason to hope that th e per r this horrible act will' soon be disco `. -- L (J ournal du Commerce.) t N is t ) 11 . 1 ' t ight, about one in the morni ng , a t th e 4, 41 4 t he Dnke of IVellington ret urne d to his istol s h ot was fired at his carri age . W e a tteil 11 4 , 1 t ° state, that happily his Grace was not thateven his carriage was not conchal. w tonal ho w as b e hi n d . the carriagesaw an • 'to y r u n' w with great' precipitation 'ined'. Eti ter the pistul had been fired, he appeared to l , l4v e been concealed behind a sentry-box, and th e acre 4te quitted this ambuscade at the instant of of the carriage. The two sentinels ill front of the Hotel were beneath the or tt ,: 4 l ( . l "ts, and did not perceive the assassin till dare. a ciiminal attempt had been made; they e 'l th e trace of him, but the darkness of the ti,‘v'ttvPe:i is eveitaued th em f ront seizing him. 'A clue, been a l rea d y o b tained by the Police, Vi4 joi fiords reason to hop e t h at the perpetrator ( 4 : 11is ho rnble at tempt will be discovered."— "al des Debals.). At tile 4 e are , orry t• I ( t • flounce to our r ea d ers an at -1.111 11, a(14: at Paris, ou Weinesday last, upon the life of the Duke of Wellington. His Grace's carriage „was enter ing the gate of his hotel in the Rue des Champs Elys6es, when some wretch, who seems to have slipped from behind one of the sentry-boxes, standing at each side of the gateway, fired a pistol at the Duke, though with so bad au aim, that the bullet did not even strike the carriage. The sentries gave the alarm, and the guard turned out, when the villain was pursued by the soldiers, and by servants of the Duke's Household, but running off at fall speed, he was favour ed by the darkness, and got clear away. His Grace heard the' report of the shot, which he supposed to arise from the accidental discharge of a musket of one of the sen tinels. his stated in a private letter, that the Duke bad that day given a diplomatic dinner, after which he ssernt to an assembly at the house of Lady Crawford, in 'the Rue d'Aujon whence it is conjectured the assassin -must have watched his return home, and accompanied his Grace's car riage through the streets, the coachman having observed a man tinning with all his might, as if to reach the gate of the hotel before the carriage should arrive. there. The French Government had assigned to the Thike of Wellington a guard of honour, consisting of 24 men, and commanded by a sub altern officer. The Legion of the 'lsere had furnished the guard on that day. Two sentries are posted at the 'front of the hotel towards the street, and two others, at night, towardi the side of the Champs Elysdes. In spite of these precau tions the assassin bad the boldness to steal behind the sen try7box, as was before-mentioned, and thence to fire so close to the entrance, while the carriage was passing rapidly through the gateway, that the ball flew across tine court-yard, and struck the will of the Hetet. This atrocious enterprise pro duced a deep feeling of disgust and indignation at Paris. The moment the King beard of it, he sent the Due de Richelieu and the Comte de Cazes, to visit the Dote of. Wellington at : his residence, and,to express to his Grace his Majesty's horror . at so base and flagitious an attack upon hiS person. His Grace received the visits of all the- Kitig's Ministers, and of a crowd of other distinguished persons, who came to congra tulate him on his escape, and to testify the interest they took 'in his safety. Before the post left Paris, it was said that the Police had obtained important information, and that a certain foreign. Officer had become the object of suspicion ; hut fur ther and more'positive intelligence on that head was ex pected.”—( Mites.) . , The following are the articles which appeared in our Second Edition of Saturday " HORRIBLE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ! ". On last Wednesday night,' as the Duke of '\%'B'LLtNGToJ was returning to his Hotel in Paris, he Was fired at just as he had reac.,ed the loot ; but most happily without effect. It is hoped that a-clue has - been found. by which the Assassin will be discovered and brought to punishment. We have so often avowed our sentiments respecting the hatred of the French towards the ,English, that we have felt, and declared our alarm lest such an execrable attempt would he made upon the Life of this Conqueror of France, for its own safety, and the Deliverer of Europe, that though we feel horror on the occasion, it is not mixed with stirprize" of it' -- o oice - f tie ere. ,larg ilig Iti kg, al lell l. 14 VERB t tore' Lina telY to son .13a. BgAG S ions of , 8 ~ of 8 11 . 0 1 44 11 re tilsl o b i erc,e I , n o- adene S y c orn' [e C4' 115" 111 roo t, fab ri ' t" ,Liod ilia' ) 11' ; iiolsel` Los! , as ire roo nef 41C11 ii 1014 y e Ibe s z it w ig ►t safe 051-7 1 ' v oech 'ere to 5 0,. cal+ as reo ;11 01$ 15 cousP 14: 4 tbe fro ° c tioz .v~ p 'e~~E,~ 3$ 111111 t g. 0 11 2 14 ON" th-el ,egie clew° DG OO soils) • 7t c i‘ . 1.1%t ' - so)tss ess - Tcs' sse" r tile Te T4 ' J j is !O tis I' di• s•' ,neY , . 101" I p , this The g i v es C 1 0 ' Pe" I F " EXTRAORDINARY STORY. " The following report is at this moment current among the higher circles, and, from a recent event, may- be expected to excite general' attention.— • It is said that a late Peer was with Isis Lady, and another Lady who. was under his pro tection, many years ago ,hi Paris, where both were delivered at the same period, the first of a• Daughter and the latter of a Son. It is said that - a late celebrated. Accoucheur attended both, and by the instigation of the Mother of the son, was induced to exchange the. Children, so that -this Son became the Heir of the Family. Title and Possessions. It is said, that the Mother of the' Son has been lately seized with feel ings of ,contrition, - and has - openly declared the whole truth. lf, therefore, her evidence is ad mitted, the ',mina/ Heir will he deprived of all his bonours and possessions. We cannot, of course, vouch for the truth of any part of this extraordi nary report, which, indeed, seems to be incredible,, but as a Public Journalist, which ought to spew the very ate and body of the time, its form and pressure,' We feel it to be our duty to present it to our Readers." In'.addition to the mysterious narrative of the changing of the children,. it is said that the mother of the son had been converted to' the Roman Catholic faith in Italy, and made the dis covery in question in. the penitence of Confes sion, being solemnly exhorted by the Priest to unburtheh her mind, and make this atonement for her criminal concealment: CORN MARKET. CORN-gXCEtANGE, FRB. 16.—We had a mid dling supply of Wheat this - morning from Essex and Kent, mid fine samples sold at last Monday's prices, but 'here was •ery little demand for infe rior sorts ; Rye is 2s. per quarter dearer ; Fine Malting Barley supports its price; the Oat Trade was rather doll at our last quoted prices ; Beans were not so much in den: in other kinds of grain tl Foreign Wheat -50 s. 586.. Fine dittn - - 975. 102 s. English Wheat -50 s. eiss. Fine ditto - - 765. 925. Old ditto - - 25.. 102 s. aye Fine ditto - - - .485. —s. Barley - - - - 345. 38s. Fine ditto - 464, —s. New ditto - - - 565. —s. Malt Fine ditto - - -80 s. &is. WhitePease (boilers) 50s. 58s. Fine ditto - - -60 s. —s. land as this day week ; here was no alteration. Grey Pease - - - 325. 40s. Fine Grey Pease - 445. 48s. Tick Beans - - - 425. 48s, Old ditto • - - - 545. —s. Small Tick Beans 445. 525. Old ditto - - -48 s. 60s. Feed Oats - - -20 s. 245. Fiue ditto - - - 275. 325. Poland ditto - 225. 263. Fine ditto - - - 303. 365. Potatoe ditto - - 355. 421. Rape Seed 451. 541. per last. Fine Flour - - - 755. 80s. Seconds - -70 s. 755. TUE CANADA CLUB.—The Members of this most respectable Institution had their fourth Dinner for the season on Saturday last, at the Freemasons' Tavern,—GEOßGE AULDJO, Esq. 'President, HENRY USBORNE, Esq. Vice. The ,Meeting vras very numerously attended; amongst them several gallant Officers of both !Services, SHIP NEWS. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 13:—Came in the Emma, JAR , VOOD, front the South Seas, not 17 months, and returned a full ship, last from St. Helena, in 56 days' passage. Also arrived the Cordelia, OweN, from Genoa ; sailed the 18th Dec., and h under quarantine; and the Britannia, DUNCA from Canary Islands, with loss of anchor and cable. FEB. 14.--The Emma, that art iced yesterd , y, sailed in company with the Sir Charles Price whaler, with 200'tons of oil on board for London, and parted, after being three days at sea ; in lat. 3. 35. N. long. 22. 30. W. spoke , the Dorah, EDWARDS, bound to the . East Indies.—The Sir Charles Price has been spoken with off Scilly. IlAtiwicu; rEa 14.—. The Eagle cutter, Lieut. 'POGSON, has this day seized .and brought into . this port the Pitt logger, with 100 casks of spirits; the French lugger. Le Guillaume, of 'Dunkirk,. with 250 casks of - spirits, 60 bales of tobacco, and 4 cases of cards ; and the Jack Tar logger, on suspicion of smuggling. DEAL. FIB. Mitch galliot Orion, from Rotterdam to Dublin, laden vi 1i linseed in casks, was stranded on the Goodeein Sand on Friday night last) crew saved, and landed at. Ramsgate. The boats flare gone off to endeavour to save part of the cargo and stores. FEB. 15.—Sailed thi; morning the Castle Huntly and Dunira, for India. Upwards of 100 casks of linseed have been landed here, saved from the garliot Orion, lost on the Goodwin Sand on Friday night. PotursmouTn, FEB. 15.—The Cumberland, WILKINSON, from the Downs• for India', and the Mercury, MOLLER, from Copenhagen for Africa, pissed down Channel yesterday. MILFORD HAVEN, FEB.l3.—Arrived the New. port, SMITH; Lady Kenmare, BURNETT ; Hope, M/iSON; and the John and Elizabeth, WESLAKE, all timber laden, for the Dock-yard ; also two brigs (names unknown), which are put under quarantine. Fes. 14.—Sailed last evening the Gower packet, Captain GRAY, with the mail and passengers for Waterford ; also the Hamoaze lighter and Ann barge, with stores, for Plymouth Dock-yard Remain the Mermaid, SIMPSON, and JllllO, LONG, for London. DARTMOUTH, FEB. 14.—Came in here the (lope sloop of war from a cruise, with the Fox Ingsail boat, from Cherburgh, with 88 casks of smugglFd ... spirits on hoard. FALMOUTH, FEB. 13. Sailed the Francis Freeling packet,with a mail for New York. Crny OF THE INDIAN.---h is with considerable satisfaction we inform the Public, that by letters received in town by a respectable mercantile house, it is stated that eleven persons out of the crew and passengers, have arrived in Ireland. They were two (lays at sea in an open,boat, and, when nearly exhauved, were fortunately picked up. We-have no• as yet heard the names of.the persons saved ; hill it must afford some consolation, that even so many fellow-creatures have been rescued from a %vat cry grave.— (Morning Paper.) MEMOIR OF SIR RICHARD CROFT. Sir RICHARD CROFT, Bart. M.D., served, an ap prenticeship to Mr. Chavasse, an apothecary, at Burton-upon-Trent, where he betrayed marks of a comprehensive mind. On the expiratiop of the term of his servitude, his parents sent. him to Lott don, to complete his medical education. 44 1 - lere he becaine a pupil of the celted Or. Hunter, and by the recommendation of )r. Mlle (a fellow pupil), he boarded and lodged with Mr. Denman, who afterwards became the most celebrated Acccucheur Doctor of his time. Sir Richard Croft commenced his career as surgeon -apothecary and man-midwife at Tudbury, where a predilection for the sports of the • field introduced him to Lord Vernon. From Tudbury he went to Oxford, which he quitted for London. Dr. Denman:be ing now in great practice, Sir Richard and Dr. Baillie renewed their acquaintance with his daugh ters, whoth they soon afterwards • conducted to the altar. Denman having acquired an independ ence by his practice, be gradually withdrew from the fatigues of practice, in order to introduce his sons-in -,law; and this he managed with so much dexterity, that Sir Richard in a short time suc ceeded to the whole of his practice. Dr. Millie' being also the nephew of Dr. Hunter, a powtrful interest. was thus formed, sufficient to, secure the best _practice in the metropolis for the son-in-law of Denman. It happened by a singular coincidence, that on Wednesnay, last, being the ►lay on which the regalia were discovered, the First Division Of the Court of - Session, after. eighteen years' litigation, unanimously 'and finally declared the ancient, extensive, and formerly Royal forest of Cowie, in the shire of Kincardine, a part of the estate of. the Earls Mareschal, He reditary Keepers of the Royal Honours of Scot land, to belong in property to the represen iative of that noble house, Alexander Keith, Esq. of Dunnottar, subject only to the rights of ser vitude acquired by conterminous heritors.—Edin burgh Courant, Feb. 12. Saturday last,l the prisoners committed on charges of F e l ony , were remove d f rom the several gaols in London and Middleiex to Newgate, pre paratory to taking their trials at the ensuing Ses sions at the Q6l ißailey, 1004;6 commence on Wednesday next. NEW CHAPEL, KENT-ROAD, Ma. EDITOR,—,-At a period when the public At t t ion is so lauMly directed to the highly ne cessary measure •pi erecting more Churches and Chapels, it will not, 1 prusinne, be thought nn seasonable.to offer, through the medium of your Paper, a few hints that may conduce to•put the sincere but unsuspecting Member of the Churcli of England on his guard against the ar tifices of those who will, there is no doubt, be but too ready to take advantage of the public With regard to propositions for the erecting of professed Dissenting Chapels, I would, in ean dour, allow that in Many criers -the projectors appear to be actuated by a sincere zeal for the spiritual welfare of their . brethren.. 'With the • conduct of such, however mistaken, the true Clinrchnian has no concern. But, unhappily, in stances occur where the advancement of the same sacred object is the professed mo , ive, while the hypocrisy of the pretension is plainly discovered by the unworthy arts made use of to obtain sub scription and support. In Ma:ty such instances, the features of Dissent are so artfully veiled, that the plain unsuspicious Churchman is unable to perceive what it is that determines his mote can , How; neighbour to consider that place as a Dissent.• ing Chapel where " the principles of be Church of England " are avowed, and in which " the Ser- Viee of the Church will be performed." I shall shortly explain it, however, by the following brief statement of a case. that has lately c ,, me to my knowledge ; and ,I think the meaning of these general, and certainly convenient descriptions, will also be elucidated by it. Application was, lately made to a Gentleman' residing in the neighbourhood -of the licot-road ru contribute to the erection of a Chapel theme, " in the principles of the Church of England.' The Parish is large, and the accommodation at the Parish Clinic" ,wholly inadequate to- lumisb seats for a twentieth p ar t of t h e par i s hi oners , and my friend would, therefore, have been dis posed to accede to the proposal, had he felt .as sured of the principles of the promoters ; but upon further inquiry he discovered . that it was in tended to ere c t, n o t a n E p i sco p a l Chapel, but-one in which the Liturgy,' or some parts of it, should be read by any. person whom. the., Sqbscribers every amount, .4owever trifling,) might think fit to appoint to .the sacred office. My friend was strongly solicited by one of the Committee to. lend his name ; which, it was obseryed, for be it known to be a firm supporter of - the Establisheti Church, would tend to forward the subscription, and as an 'induccment it was whispered that the concern was likely to turn out a good thing, ant! 'would probably produce him ten per cent. for his money. This effectually explained the whole, and my friend decidedly declined taking any part in such an object. His name, however, was thought too serviceable for their purpose to be so easily relinquished, and accordingly, to his ut ter astonishment, not long afterwards he saw it, among others, annexed to a printed. proposal; 'for the erection of the same Cltalael, as - alSabscribet of fifty pounds. Upon. which he ..wrot.e the fill lowhig—S.Piiiteil Letter TO • THE C0A1 : 111ITTEE Fort BUILDING A NEW CHAPEL IN THE KENT ROAD. " GENTLEMEN,—Observing with astonishment my name inserted in a statement lately circulated by you, as a sub. scriber of 501. to the erection of a Chapel in the Kent-road, I beg leave to inform you that the same has been. done with out my consent or knowledge : as it is well known that I ant a Me s mbee of the Established Church, 1) am apprehensive that the publication of my name as a subscriber to this in tended Chapel may be the means of leading some persons into the error of supposing it to he an Episcopal Chapel ; tti prevent this consequence, as well as to do myself jus tice in maintaining consistency of principle, I must insist that you will read thiS declaration at the intended General Meeting to-morrow evening,and discontinue my name in any future, publication, or I shall take immediate measures to print and circulate the satin. " I am, Gentlemen, &c. &c. Scc." To complete the character of this prpject,,it may be only necessary to add, the a .I)phlic Mvet ing was at 'length convened-at which. (for the avowed purpose, be it remembered, of prOrosiug the erection of a Chapel on the prinripies of the Church of England) a well-known Dissenting Preacher from a neighbouring parish took the Chair, Facts like- these must surely convince every sincere friend. to the. Church of • the necessity of carefully distinguishing between that which spe ciously assumes the garb of the EstabliShment, - and that which exhibits its genuine and essential. character. W4iiit real Churclsman-can esteem that person, though he presumes to perform the holy offices of Religion, as " lawfully called and sent,". who is unsupported by the accredited mark of " Episcopal sanction and authority," (see Article 23) or regard such a Chapel as any other than a dissenting place of workhip; The pious and consistent Churchman would du well to at tend to this criterion; lest, with the purest hitch..., Lion of doing good, he should in 'reality•!ie he- . cessoryto ,the ihcrease of, disunion 'and dissent. I shall add no more, Sir, than an apology for occupying so much of your attention, hut sub scribe my name, which I fear is most celebrated for the suppoll of far diffescia doctrines from t hese. COLLYER ANOTHER MELANCHOLY SUIcI6H.—An tion 'vas taken on Friday night before the Coroner for Surrey, upon sieve of the body ofM'r. Charles Gee, a respectable upholsterer, resident pit the corner of Fryer-street,Blackfrials-road, who pout period :o his existence by hanginhim , ell on Tuesday morning last. It appelred ghat the de ceased had, a few days previous so thestuelancholy.. event, been on a visit to a friend in the country, from which he returned on Sunday last. Previous to his journey he exhibited symptoms of wild ness and despondency. On Tuesday mornin T he arose an hour before his usnal time, and wont below, as the family supposed, to 'prosecute daily business. An bola alter, the son of the (4eceased came down stairs, and was surprised to discover that the shop 14d not been opened.— On removing the shutters, "the first ohject which presented itself to his view was the body of his parent suspended front the beam. The body was cut chosen almost instantly, but too late to restore life. The .fury unanimuudy agreed in a vrrdict of " lusaui y." . Pe s or' 'f IC S 04 O tt 4.111 CC ,Irr s :ette,